Breukelen-Nijenrode is a former municipality in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
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province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of
Breukelen
Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist ...
was split into two parts. Breukelen-Nijenrode covered the western part of the former municipality, including the center of the village of Breukelen itself. It was named after the
Kasteel Nijenrode
Kasteel is the Dutch language word for a castle or château.
It can also refer to:
* Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, a football stadium
* Joop Kasteel (born 1964), a Dutch mixed martial artist
* Piet Kasteel
Petrus Albertus "Piet" Kasteel (4 November ...
, which lies south of the village.
In 1949, the municipalities of Breukelen-Nijenrode and
Breukelen-Sint Pieters Breukelen-Sint Pieters is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of Breukelen was split into two parts. Breukelen-Sint Pieters covered the eastern part of the former municip ...
merged again, to form the municipality of Breukelen.
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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